Kathy Hochul
Role at the time: Governor of New York, in a post on X
Condemned
Statement summary
Gov. Kathy Hochul said there are serious questions about Cornell's campus culture and its systems for prevention, reporting and response, and called for outside counsel to conduct an independent review of the university's response.
“That is why I am calling for outside counsel to conduct a transparent, independent review of the university's response to determine whether Cornell met every obligation to protect its students and pursue justice.”